Albuquerque Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
1600 5th St., NW (PO Box 25462) , Albuquerque, NM 87125-5462
WORSHIP AND MINISTRY AND LIBRARY COMMITTEES
About W & M
Worship and Ministry Committee (W&M) serves to enrich and nurture the spiritual life of the Meeting through spirit-led listening, discernment and response to the current and changing needs of the community and those who worship with us.
W&M has variety of roles, including:
- Hosting our First Day Meeting for Worship;
- Coordinating with Adult Education Committee on programming for the 9 AM meeting on Sundays;
- Making arrangements for Memorial Meetings and Meetings on the occasion of Marriage;
- Upholding and supporting the Presiding Clerk;
- Discerning requests for Sufferings funds and
- Providing for the Meeting Library and Library Committee, which falls under the protection of W & M. (Scroll down for further library information.)
Worship & Ministry Committee Meetings 2nd Tuesday, Monthly, from 5:30-7:00 PM on Zoom. Nancy Rice, Clerk
Scholarship Opportunities To Support Your Spiritual Journey
Worship & Ministry publishes scholarship form for 2024
Anyone interested in receiving financial assistance to pursue opportunities related to your spiritual journey may apply for a scholarship through Worship & Ministry. Examples might include attendance at Friends General Conference Gathering, Mountain Friends Camp, or something else.
Simple steps!
1) Complete the application by clicking on the this hyperlink:
2) Email Nancy Rice: Email mnrice@swcp.com to let her know you have submitted an application;
3) Include any support documents in your email.
4) W & M will advise you as to the status of your application in a timely manner.
5) Contact Nancy if you would prefer to mail a paper application instead of completing the online form.
Join a FAITHFULNESS GROUP
What is a faithfulness group?
Faithfulness Groups are small groups of 3-6 people whose common goal is to help one another pay attention to God’s presence and activity in their lives, whether related to service, witness, daily life, following a leading, or carrying out a ministry. They generally meet for 6 months to provide spiritual accompaniment and support for each other. Several groups are ongoing, but more may be organized in 2024. For more information, please contact Miriam Bennett (ammclerkmiriam@gmail.com) or Debbie Humphries (dhumphries@igc.org).
Western Friends Magazine
Western Friends Magazine is the official publication of three yearly meetings with opinions expressed therein reflecting those of the authors, not the meetings. It gives Quakers living in the Western U. S. a chance for fellowship, shared reflections and learning. Subscriptions/questions: HERE
Library Committee
AMM Library
The Albuquerque Monthly Meeting library operates under the umbrella of the Worship and Ministry committee.
Our library is a rich resource for books, pamphlets and magazines on Quaker topics, as well as on other religious traditions and peace and social concerns.
The library collection includes easily 1,000 volumes, ma
ACCESSING BOOKS AND BOOKS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Checking Out and Returning Library Materials
Materials are checked out on the honor system. If you have retained materials for more than a month, please kindly return them. Materials from our Special Collections (Whiteness Studies and Sanctuary) may be checked out for two weeks at a time.
Anti-Racism Books/Resources - from Friends Journal
While AMM has a very decent number of current materials on whiteness, racism, and anti-racism, Friends Journal published a list of top selections on these topics. The following link takes you to that listing, courtesy of Friends Journal.
https://www.friendsjournal.org/quaker-antiracist-reading-list/